Bloemencorso Bollenstreek is one of the

flower parade A flower parade is a parade in which the floats, vehicles, boats, participants, animals and other things are decorated or covered in flowers. Often there are other elements like marching bands and people in costumes. Flower parades are held in ...

s in the

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and one of the largest editions of the world. The event takes place in the end of April, The route starts on Saturday in

Noordwijk Noordwijk () is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and had a population of in . On 1 January 2019, the former municipality of Noordwij ...

and ends in the city of

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

the day after. Praalwagen, Bestanddeelnr 925-5492

History

The origins of this event took place in the end of the 1940s, just after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. When the World War was over the need for parties and socializing was great. Organizing parades began. The procession consisted then of a couple with flower garlands and flower lingers, decorated trucks and handcarts. The local band preceded. The first flower parade of the bulb region dates back to the year 1947, while it was Willem Warmenhoven, an amaryllis grower from

Hillegom Hillegom () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Hillegom is part of an area called the Duin- en Bollenstreek ("Dune and Bulb Region"). As such, a large portion of the local economy was tradition ...

, who was the creator of the first adult float in the shape of a whale. On a rickety form a small truck was built and were concealed hyacinths. Hillegom invited

Sassenheim Sassenheim () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 6.62 km² (of which 0.23 km² water) and had a population of 14,906 in 2005. Since ...

and

Lisse Lisse () is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Western Netherlands. The municipality, which lies within the Duin- en Bollenstreek, covers an area of of which is water. Its population was in . Located within the muni ...

to cooperate this event, this was set at a large-scale parade and a small corsocomité. The spring parade is closely linked to the spring flower exhibition

Keukenhof Keukenhof (English: "Kitchen garden"; ), also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands. According to the official website, Keukenhof Park covers an area ...

Route

Before the Parade Saturday, the procession draws on Friday Night through the village

Noordwijkerhout Noordwijkerhout () is a town and former municipality in the western part of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The town is currently part of the municipality of Noordwijk and lies in the bulb-growing region (the Duin- en Bollenstree ...

with a light show. When the route starts in the morning of Saturday, it proceeds as follows:

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Voorhout Voorhout () is a village and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 12.59 km2 (4.86 mile²) of which 0.33 km2 (0.13 mile²) is covered by water, and ...

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Bennebroek Bennebroek () is a village and former municipality in the northwest Netherlands, now part of Bloemendaal, North Holland. Before its merger, it was the smallest municipality in the Netherlands, covering an area of only 1.75 km². History Ben ...

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Heemstede Heemstede () is a town and a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the fourth richest municipality of the Netherlands. History Heemstede formed around the Castle ''Heemstede'' that was built overlooking the ...

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Gallery

File:2010 04 24 3Lise035.JPG, A yellow bulb flower File:Bloemencorso_2010_Heemstede_16.JPG, Another creative flower work File:Bloemencorso 2010 Herenweg, Heemstede 13.JPG, A Purple Viking ship File:Bollenstreek Bloemencorso Sassenheim 2005.jpg, Bollenstreek Bloemencorso 2005 edition File:Bloemencorso 2010 Heemstede 06.JPG, Old bus with flowers File:Bloemencorso-Photo-by-Siavosh-Maghsoudian-Persian-Dutch-Network-Haarlem-2012.JPG, A Palm theme in Haarlem

References

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About history

External links

Official website
Parades in the Netherlands Flower festivals in the Netherlands Spring (season) events in the Netherlands Culture of North Holland Culture of South Holland Culture in Haarlem Bloemendaal Heemstede Hillegom Lisse Noordwijk Teylingen

History

Route

Gallery

See also

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